Insect-trap.



K. B. COOK.

INSEGT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17, 1913.

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Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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KATHERINE IB. COOK, OF HUBBARD, TEXAS.

INSECT-TRAP.

Application filed February 17, 1913.

1/ b all whom it may concern Be it known that I, KATHERINE B. Coon,acitizen of the United States, residing at Hubbard, in the county ofHill and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful I'llJIOVGlIlGDtS in Insect-Traps, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to insect traps. Its object is to provide a devicefor entrapping and destroying such insects as infest growing plants andtrees, comprising a lantern to attract the insects, and a pan abovewhich the lantern is mounted, containing some liquid injurious to insectlife into which the insects will drop from the lantern.

A further object of my invention is to provide such a trap of simple anddurable construction which may easily and conveniently be emptied andwhich may employ the same liquid for destroying the insects that isburned as fuel in the lantern.

I have illustrated an exemplification of my invention in theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of thedevice. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof on the line 50-50 of Fig.1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, reference character 1designates a shallow metal pan, preferably zinc, and in this instancesquare, provided with flaring side walls. The pan 1 is provided withhandles 2 for convenience in lifting. Loosely nested in the pan 1 is ascreen 3 provided with handles 4. A centrallydisposed perpendicularpedestal 5 is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the bottom of thescreen 3, and mounted on the upper end thereof is a disk 6 which carrieson its periphery a plurality of spring clips 7 which grip and serve tohold in place a lantern or other source of light 8 having a base restingon the disk 6.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. *7, 1913.

Serial No. 748,848.

The trap is particularly designed to be used at night in an orchard orgarden. A quantity of kerosene or kerosene and water, or other liquidinjurious to insect life, is placed in the pan 1 and the lantern islighted. The insects infesting the growing plants and trees areattracted by the light and fly against the lantern, falling back intothe kerosene and are thereby destroyed.

In the morning the screen o 1s conveniently lifted out of the pan 1 andthe dead insects are emptied therefrom, after which it is put back inthe pan which is then ready for the next night.

1 claim:

1. In an insect trap, a receptacle adapted to contain a fluid, a secondreceptacle fitting within the first receptacle in contact with the wallsthereof and having a foraminous bottom, handles at opposite sides of thesecond receptacle, a pedestal fixed on the bottom of the secondreceptacle, and a disk fixed at the top of the pedestal and providedwith means for holding a lamp.

2. In an insect trap, a receptacle adapted to contain a fluid, a secondreceptacle tting within the first receptacle in contact with the wallsthereof and having a foraminous bottom, handles at opposite sides of thesecond receptacle, a pedestal fixed on the bot tom of the secondreceptacle, a disk fixed on the top of the pedestal adapted to receive alamp, and a plurality of lamp engaging 2 5 spring clips secured to thedisk.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

KATHERINE B. COOK.

\Vitnesses:

J. E. Jones, THAD J ONES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Fatents,

Washington, D. C.

